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Punjab vidhan sabha led by cm unanimously passes punjab university laws (amendment) bill 2023

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IEP Chandigarh, June 20 

The Punjab Vidhan Sabha under leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today unanimously passed Punjab University Laws (Amendment) Bill 2023 thereby vesting the powers of Chancellors of state Universities with CM. Summarizing the debate on the floor of the house, the Chief Minister said that the state has its own rich culture, traditions and heritage which need to be perpetuated amongst the younger generations. He said that for this the Educational institutions especially the Universities can play a pivotal role. Bhagwant Mann recalled how the universities of the state have produced great intellectuals, artists and other eminent people in various fields.  The Chief Minister said that to carry forward this legacy, men of high integrity, prudence and repute need to be appointed in the universities of the state as Vice Chancellors. However, he bemoaned that the Governor, who is not from the state and is not aware of its history and culture, creates unnecessary hurdles in it. Bhagwant Mann said that it is surprising that the Governor knows nothing about the state but is empowered to appoint the VCs which is totally unfair. The Chief Minister said that contrary to securing the interests of the state, the Punjab Governor is often seen on the other side. Citing the issue of Panjab University, he said that instead of safeguarding the interests of Punjab and Punjabis, the Governor had been taking the stance in favour of Haryana to allow its entry in the senate of university. Bhagwant Mann said that this is a very strange situation as the Governor just to appease his political masters sitting in Delhi is doing all these gimmicks. The Chief Minister said that it is brazen disrespect of the verdict of people that has elected the state government to work for their well being. He said that on lines of the bill already passed by West Bengal, the Punjab government has formulated this bill which will entrust the powers of chancellor of the Universities with the Chief Minister.  Bhagwant Mann said that with the formation of this Act the Chief Minister, and not the Governor, will be the chancellor of the universities of the state. The Chief Minister said that no interference of the Governor is required in the day to day functioning of the affairs of the state. He said that the state government is committed to securing the interests of Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiat adding that no stone will be left unturned for this noble cause. Bhagwant Mann said that the state government will take every step to restore the pristine glory of the state.

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Four key bills passed by punjab vidhan sabha

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IEP Chandigarh, June 20

The Punjab Vidhan Sabha today passed four important bills titled the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the Punjab Police (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the Punjab Affiliated Colleges (Security of Service) Amendment Bill, 2023 and the Punjab Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Vidhan Sabha session.Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann presented two key bills including the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Punjab Police (Amendment) Bill, 2023 which were passed in assembly session.Higher Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains presented two bills the Punjab Affiliated Colleges (Security of Service) Amendment Bill, 2023 and the Punjab Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and passed in the assembly session.

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PVS house proceedings to be paperless, announces Kultar Singh Sandhwan

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IEP Chandigarh, June 20      

    Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan today announced that as part of the environment-friendly initiative, the entire proceedings of the house of legislative assembly will soon be paperless.          During the session, the Speaker informed that complying to the announcement of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during the budget session, the government has initiated the process of providing tablets on the tables of all the legislators, which will enable house proceedings through hi-tech medium.          He mentioned that the Governance Reforms Department has issued work order for procuring the tablets and all the proceedings of the assembly will be paperless from the next session. He stated that all the information related to the house will be communicated through the National e-Vidhan application and assembly documents will be laid electronically on the tables of the house.          S. Kultar Singh Sandhawalia asserted that with the implementation of this online system, whereas paper usage will be zeroed, it will also help in reducing pollution and will bring more transparency in the functioning of the assembly.          He informed that the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, in coordination with NIC Punjab and the Governance Reforms Department will organize special training on June 26, 2023 for all nodal officers of various departments of the state to provide them information regarding the responses to the notices sent by the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat.          He said that the apert from this, under the initiative of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Mann, a two-day workshop will also be conducted in the month of July for all legislators, wherein all the legislators will be provided with detailed information about the new online system and the project.

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Punjab Vidhan Sabha passes resolution against Centre for not releasing Rs.3622.40-CR of RDF

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IEP Chandigarh, June 20       

   The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday passed a resolution against the Central Government for not releasing the Rural Development Fee (R.D.F.) amounting to Rs. 3622.40 crores for the last four seasons.          The official resolution was moved by Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khuddian on the concluding day of the two-day Punjab Assembly Session. After discussion in the house, the resolution was passed.          Notably, the Rural Development Fee (RDF) and the Market Development Fee (MDF) at the rate of 3 per cent of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of the wheat and paddy crop was supposed to be released by the Centre.           Describing the Centre’s move arbitrary and intimidating, S Gurmeet Singh Khuddian said that Chief Minister S Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government will fight tooth and nail against the step-motherly treatment being meted to Punjab by union government. RDF is a legal right of the state, he reiterated.           Recalling those days of 1962  when on the one call of then Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, Punjabis had put everything on stake including quintals of Jewellery and Crores of Rupees to bring out the country from crisis. The Centre Government must remember the unparalleled contribution of Punjab in freedom struggle and in making the country self-reliant in food.           The resolution said, “Due to non-release of Rural Development Fee (R.D.F.) for the last four seasons (KMS 2021-22, RMS 2022-23, KMS 2022-23 & RMS 2023-24) by the Government of India, the rural development works of the State of Punjab are being adversely affected. The Punjab Vidhan Sabha strongly condemns that despite the requisite amendments in the Punjab Rural Development Act, 1987, as directed by Government of India, being passed by this August House and consequent notification published in the official gazette by the present State Government on 18.07.2022, Government of India has not yet released the withheld amount of Rs. 3622.40 Crores towards Rural Development Fee @3% accumulated for the last four seasons on agricultural produce bought from the State of Punjab.”           The Agriculture Minister said that the State of Punjab has created huge market infrastructure unparalleled to any other State. The R.D.F.  is utilised solely for the welfare of farmers of the State and development of rural infrastructure including maintenance and creation of rural mandis and rural link roads for enabling easy access in transporting agricultural produce to the nearest mandis. Thus, due to non-release of Rural Development fee by the Government of India, all the rural developmental activities in Punjab have come to a halt.           The House also recommended to the State Government to approach the Central government for the release of withheld Rural Development Fee amounting to Rs. 3622.40 crores immediately so as to continue with the uninterrupted developmental activities for the welfare of farmers and rural population of the State of Punjab.

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Harjot Singh Bains gives warm welcome to toppers of Class 10th and 12th Govt schools for attending the Assembly Session

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IEP Chandigarh, June 20      

    In a unique initiative, the Punjab State Education Minister Mr. Harjot Singh Bains gave a special welcome to the toppers of 10th and 12th examinations of the government schools from each district for attending the Vidhan Sabha Special Session on Tuesday.          Mr Bains gave his best wishes to all the toppers after personally welcoming them outside the Vidhan Sabha.          Mr. Bains said that the topper students from all districts are a strong pillar of the government schools of the state and he envisaged a bright future for all students and advised them to continue to work hard to achieve new heights in the future.          It is pertinent to mention here that due to the initiative of the Education Minister, a total of 230 students of the state were made aware of the entire functioning of the Vidhan Sabha.          The Cabinet Minister said that in the history of Punjab, the Chief Minister Mr. Bhagwant Mann also gave away the prize money of Rs. 51000 to the government students for bagging top positions in the board examinations. He said that the main agenda of the government is to further bring reform in the school education system. 

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Punjab Athlete Tajinder Pal Singh Toor sets new Asian record in Shot put

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IEP Chandigarh, June 20      

    Punjab Athlete Tajinderpal Singh Toor created a new Asian and National Record by throwing 21.77 meters in the shot put event at the ongoing Inter-State National Athletics Meet at Bhubaneswar.          Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer congratulated the Athlete Tajinderpal Singh Toor for this proud achievement and said that the state is proud of Toor. Earlier, the Asian and National Records were also held by Tajinderpal Singh Toor. Toor broke his own old record and created a new record at Bhubaneswar. The Sports Minister wished the Athlete for the upcoming sports competitions and expressed hope that the name of the country and the state will shine like before.          Moga-based Athlete Tajinderpal Singh Toor also qualified for the Asian Games to be held in China this year with this achievement. It may be mentioned that Toor won the gold medal in the Jakarta Asian Games in 2018.

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Center’s stepmotherly treatment will not be tolerated by Punjab, which made most sacrifices for country: Meet Hayer

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IEP Chandigarh, June 20    

      From the freedom struggle of the country to guarding the international borders after independence, Punjab has been at the forefront in making the most sacrifices and farmers in filling the country’s food reserves, but the stepmotherly  treatment by the central government against Punjab will not be tolerated. The GoI has withheld the amount of Rural Development Fund (RDF) thus acting against the farmers of the state which will not be tolerated.          It was stated by Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha while speaking on the resolution moved by Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudiyan for the immediate release of the withheld amount of RDF. Criticizing the boycott by the main opposition party Congress, he said that it would be good if the entire House in one voice forwards its demand to the Center on the resolution brought for the good of Punjab.          Meet Hayer said that the Center is deliberately harassing the farmers of Punjab, who brought the country out of the food crisis at a difficult time, due to their struggle against black agricultural laws. RDF is no charity, this is the right of the state. The Center has withheld Rs. 3622.40 crore from Punjab from 2021-22 to 2023-24. Along with the hard work of farmers, Punjab has also sacrificed its natural resources, water and soil. RDF provides for the development of villages, link roads and Mandis which are development projects directly related to farmers.          The minister said that despite the discrimination of the centre, the State Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, is doing major development works in the state including giving 600 units of free electricity, providing government jobs, establishing road infrastructure, and regularising of contractural employees. With the better administrative arrangements made by the state, the budget presented by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema saw increase in the revenue by 40 percent.          Meet Hayer said that the previous Congress government took a loan against RDF and misuse these funds, which is a complete deception of the farmers. He said that the parties sitting in the opposition also had governments at the Center from time to time but nowhere did they take the stand in favour of Punjab. Along with suffering from terrorism, the deployment of the military in that period also raised debt. Punjab was made to suffer losses by giving special packages to other states and giving tax concessions to neighbouring states. 

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3 INIFD Chandigarh designers Shine at Pepe Jeans London Fashion Designers Awards 2023 – The Student Edition

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IEP Chandigarh, June 20

Three INIFD Chandigarh Student designers brought laurels to the city as were selected for showcasing their collection at the prestigious Pepe Jeans London Fashion Designers Awards 2023 – The Student Edition. The event, organized by the pioneers in denim Pepe Jeans India in association with Marc Robinson, marked the inaugural edition of the awards on a pan-India level. Ankita Jangra, Satyam Gurjar, and Muskan Parshar were the three proud designers who were shortlisted from INIFD Chandigarh for their exceptional creativity and skill, out of the ten finalists from across India. Ankita Jangra was also bestowed with the Special Achievement Award. The grand finale of the awards took place in Mumbai where all 3 showcasing designers were conferred with cash prizes. All the concepts and collections by INIFD Chandigarh designers were highly appreciated by the jury and media. The competition witnessed enthusiastic participation from various fashion design colleges and institutions throughout the country. The jury comprised of Pepe Jeans India Limited Managing Director and CEO Manish Kapoor, Owner of Menswear label Troy Costa, Fashion & Costume Designer Nachiket Barve, Designers Ashish Soni, and Narendra Kumar, and the Project Head Marc Robinson – an Indian actor, former model, a beauty pageant director, and a grooming expert. Based on the theme Blue Nation, the young INIFDians designed and stitched their collection in unpretentious and easy-to-style blue with serenity, stability, inspiration, wisdom & sustainability as the core elements. A dash of red and white – the colours of London with blue was a strike of perfection. Denim Day was celebrated on the INIFD Chandigarh campus. There was an interesting display of the fabric where all the INIFD Chandigarh students and faculty members wore Denim.

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Nitin Gadkari assures all support and cooperation of his Ministry to the State Government

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IEP Chandigarh, June 20

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, Sh Nitin Gadkari praised Haryana Chief Minister, Sh Manohar Lal for transforming Haryana by working honestly in the last eight-and-a-half years and assured all support and cooperation of his Ministry to the State Government for realizing Prime Minister, Sh Narendra Modi’s vision of making India self-reliant.         Sh Nitin Gadkari was addressing the “Gauravshali Bharat Rally” organised on the completion of nine years of the Central Government, at Sonipat today. On this occasion, he inaugurated 11 flyovers on the eight-lane National Highway from Delhi to Panipat constructed at a cost of Rs 890 crores, including 6 lanes of service roads on both sides.        Conceding the demand of Chief Minister Sh Manohar Lal, Sh Nitin Gadkari announced to give Rs 300 crore under the Setu Bharatam Yojana for the construction of ROB and RUB to make Haryana free of railway level crossings. Similarly, on the demand of MLA Jind Dr. Krishna Middha,  Sh Gadkari also announced the construction of a  bypass from Narwana Road to Rohtak Road and a Ring Road from Jind to Ikkas.        Work will be done on projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore in Haryana by December 2024, Haryana’s roads will be developed at par with America        Sh Nitin Gadkari said that his Ministry is working on 100 projects in Haryana which are expected to be completed by December 2024. Out of these, 51 projects of 2200 km worth Rs 47,000 crore have been completed whereas, 30 projects of 830 km worth Rs 35,000 crore are in progress. He said that among 19 other projects of 756 km worth Rs 20,000 crores, a detailed project report of 14 projects is being prepared.        He assured the Chief Minister that works on projects involving an investment of Rs 2 lakh crore would be carried out in Haryana by December 2024. These projects would change the image of Haryana and the roads of the State would be developed at par with America.        He reminded that when he was holding the charge of Union Water Resources Minister, Chief Minister Sh Manohar Lal had demanded that farmers should be paid remunerative prices for their produce and also adequate water be given to the fields. At that time there were water disputes in Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi that were hanging fire for the last 40 years. Sh Gadkari said that to settle most of the disputes, projects of Uttarakhand and Himachal were cleared so that Haryana could get its share of water.        Sh Nitin Gadkari said that the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi, in the last nine years, has done work two times than what Congress could not do in 60 years. He said that 30 crore people in the country are getting the benefit of Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Apart from this, 10 crore gas connections have been given under the PM Ujjwala Yojana. Under the Jan Dhan Yojana, 49 crore bank accounts of the poor have been opened. Also, 12 crore toilets have been constructed under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, financial assistance is being given to 11 crore farmers. Similarly, houses were built and given to 3 crore people under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. He said that about 30 crore people have been covered under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and 14 crore people under Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana. In addition, 12 crore water connections were given under the Smart City Mission.        Sh Gadkari said that under the leadership of Prime Minister,  Sh Narendra Modi, the Central Government has provided various benefits to about 100 crore people of the country through 32 schemes. The Government is working for the welfare of every section of the society be it the poor, laborers and farmers.        The Union Minister said that providing an e-rickshaw to about one crore rickshaw pullers in the country is one of the revolutionary steps of the present Government at the Centre.  “I  am confident that under the leadership of Sh Narendra Modi, we will be successful in creating a self-reliant India, a happy, prosperous, powerful India and providing employment to the youth of the country”, said Sh Gadkari.        On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister, Sh  Dushyant Chautala, MP Sh. Ramesh Kaushik, MLA namely Sh. Mohan Lal Badoli and  Smt Nirmal Chowdhary, Sh. Mahipal Dhanda, Sh. Krishna Middha and other dignitaries were also present. 

Chandigarh, Haryana

Micro irrigation project to come up in Morni at a cost of Rs.20 crores

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IEP Chandigarh, June 19

While taking a significant step towards providing better irrigation facilities to the farmers of the Morni area of district Panchkula situated on the Shivalik mountain ranges, the Haryana Government has decided to set up a major micro-irrigation project in Morni. The project, which would come up at a cost of Rs 20 crore is expected to cover approximately 1280 acres of land.A decision to this effect was taken in the High Powered Purchase Committee (HPPC) meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal. Apart from this, purchases and contracts worth more than Rs 87 crore were also approved in the meeting.A total of 4 agendas of Irrigation, Public Health Engineering Department and MICADA were taken up in the meeting and were approved. An amount of Rs. 1.41 crore has been saved after negotiations with various companies.The Chief Minister said that the implementation of the Solar Powered Integrated Micro Irrigation Project for villages Tapariya, Kandaiwala, Kaimbwala, Kherwali Parwala and Lashkariwala in the Morni area will not only provide irrigation facilities but also help in increasing agriculture produce in the area. After the success of this pilot project, such projects will be set up at other places in the state, said Sh. Manohar Lal.Indori River will be revived at a cost of Rs 20.80 croreIn the meeting, the project for the revival of the Indori River from the village of Bass Padamka to Siwari in the Gurugram district was also approved. The project will cost about Rs. 20.80 crore. Besides approval was also accorded to a project of the Irrigation Department worth more than Rs. 10 crore. Under this, V.R. bridges on the Lakhan Majra link drain will be reconstructed.In the meeting, along with the construction of two intermediate pumping stations in Adampur, the project for setting up a sewerage network system was also approved. The project will cost about Rs 34.5 crore.Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Sh. A.K Singh, Advisor (Irrigation) to Chief Minister, Sh. Devender Singh, Commissioner and Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Sh. Pankaj Agarwal and Director General Supply and Disposal Department Mohammed Shayin and other officers also remained present on this occasion.